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Fryer to Council/Hear Our ConcernsAugust 18, 200' ) Kalispell City Council Re: Sunnyside Subdivision 3� 2 3 CP r! i+,AUSPELL CITY CLERV� I am not able to attend the Monday night meeting but I want this as part of your records. I have attended previous meetings where I as well as many others aired our objections to the present plan to go ahead with this subdivision. Apparently you do not listen to the citizens of this city. First of all, changing the zoning from Agriculture to R-4 was done illegally and that issue is still being argued. Until that issue is resolved I am very disturbed that you're allowing the developer to start on the subdivision. I see that he has nothing to loose. If the development gets approved then he is all set to go. If the development gets stopped (as it should be until the pending lawsuit is settled) and the developer is out any expenses, he will sue the City for 1-is costs. Now I am quite sure the Mayor and all the Council members have no intention of digging into their own pockets and paying this cost; so as usual the good old Taxpayers will be doing it for you again. That makes me very angry. I resent the fact that my taxes keep going up, not because I have made any improvements to my property but to cover expenses due to errors made by the City. I see in your agenda discussions made about money was paid to put in trees; I want to know where the plans are by the City to do something about the horrible traffic condition on Sunnyside Lane. There does not seem to be any concern at the additional traffic this will be putting on an already busy street. The street is very narrow and at the intersection of Denver it is extremely blind and dangerous to merge onto Sunnyside. I live on Bluestone Drive and the additional traffic that has been put on our street is horrible due to Denver being opened up onto Bluestone. This is another situation where the City did not make the developer do what he was suppose to do and put the street in to connect to Sunnyside as was in the plans. City has their money, the developer is gone and the residents are left to live with the mess. Tile connection of Denver and Bluestone has caused a horrendous amount of increased traffic and people are traveling at speeds that are not deemed for a residential street. We have no sidewalks, therefore children are playing in the streets and I am very concerned that there is going to be an accident on our, what use to be a quiet street, Again, I am asking the City Council to look at the whole situation. Settle the lawsuit and then go forward. LI) Address the issue that the zoning was changed illegally. I believe that if someone wants something changed, do it the legal and correct way. I'm very disgusted when someone, as I refer to as one of the 'local good ole good thinks they can do things anyway they want, just because they want. Obviously the City Council feels the same way because you are the ones that are not stopping this from happening. I am not totally objectionable to the subdivision going in. What I do object to is that the City has not made any provisions to insure the safety of the existing residents or the subdivision residents in providing, more accessible road -ways. The amount of residential homes planned for this land is entirely too much. At the very least this needs to be cut back to match all the other sub divisions in the area. Again I ask the Council to listen to the people and hear our concerns. I hope it does not take someone being hurt, or God forbid being killed before you 'wake up and smell the roses'. Listen to the people. We're the people who put you in the office; and we wont forget next election.